They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

他们必为你放声痛哭，把尘土撒在头上，在灰中打滚；

他们必为你放声痛哭，撒尘土于头上，在灰中打滚；

他们必为你放声痛哭，撒尘土于头上，在灰中打滚；

为你放声痛哭，把尘埃撒在头上，在灰中打滚，

他们必为你放声痛哭，把尘土撒在自己的头上，在灰中打滚。

他們必為你放聲痛哭，把塵土撒在頭上，在灰中打滾；

他們必為你放聲痛哭，撒塵土於頭上，在灰中打滾；

他們必為你放聲痛哭，撒塵土於頭上，在灰中打滾；

為你放聲痛哭，把塵埃撒在頭上，在灰中打滾，

他們必為你放聲痛哭，把塵土撒在自己的頭上，在灰中打滾。

他們必為你而放聲，而痛哭，把塵土撒在頭上，在灰塵中打滾；

為爾痛哭、其聲遠聞、蒙塵於首、輾轉於灰、

無不痛哭、其聲甚慘、蒙灰於首、坐於塗炭。

俱因爾大聲痛哭、蒙塵於首、輾轉於灰中、

They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

They will raise their voices. They will cry bitterly over you. They will sprinkle dust on their heads. They will roll in ashes.

and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;

Because of you, they raise their voices and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.

And they will make their voice heard over you And cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.

They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;

and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes;

and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.

Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!

The leaders of beautiful Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They are clothed in burlap and throw dust on their heads. The young women of Jerusalem hang their heads in shame.

On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.

When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes.

This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true.Mourn in silence, you people of the coast and you merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea,sailing over deep waters. They brought you grain from Egypt and harvests from along the Nile. You were the marketplace of the world.But now you are put to shame, city of Sidon, for Tyre, the fortress of the sea, says,“ Now I am childless; I have no sons or daughters.”When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, there will be great sorrow.Send word now to Tarshish! Wail, you people who live in distant lands!

Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song:“ O famous island city, once ruler of the sea, how you have been destroyed! Your people, with their naval power, once spread fear around the world.

A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.

They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.As they wail and mourn over you, they sing this sad funeral song:‘ Was there ever such a city as Tyre, now silent at the bottom of the sea?

And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for you, O Babylon, you great city! In a single moment God’s judgment came on you.”The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.She also bought cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, and bodies— that is, human slaves.“ The fancy things you loved so much are gone,” they cry.“ All your luxuries and splendor are gone forever, never to be yours again.”The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!In a single moment all the wealth of the city is gone!” And all the captains of the merchant ships and their passengers and sailors and crews will stand at a distance.They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say,“ Where is there another city as great as this?”And they will weep and throw dust on their heads to show their grief. And they will cry out,“ How terrible, how terrible for that great city! The shipowners became wealthy by transporting her great wealth on the seas. In a single moment it is all gone.”

When Mordecai learned about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on burlap and ashes, and went out into the city, crying with a loud and bitter wail.He went as far as the gate of the palace, for no one was allowed to enter the palace gate while wearing clothes of mourning.And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.When Queen Esther’s maids and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, she was deeply distressed. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it.

When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.

Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; don’t weep at all. You people in Beth leaphrah, roll in the dust to show your despair.

I take back everything I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.